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Which health condition is classified as a World Health Organization priority and a focus of health promotion for nurses? 1. HIV 2. MRSA 3. Natural disasters 4. Terrorism

1. HIV The prevention and treatment of HIV is a World Health Organization priority. While MRSA is a focus of health promotion for nurses, it is the CDC that is focusing on reducing occurrence. The World Health Organization has not set natural disasters as a priority because they cannot be controlled, and it is not focused on reducing terrorism; nurses respond to terrorist events when they occur, but it is not a source of health promotion

Florence Nightingale: 1-became the 1st president of american red cross 2- championed the development of psychiatric hospitals 3- used evidence based practice to improve patient outcomes 4-established the national league for nursing

3- used evidence based practice to improve patient outcomes

Which mythical god was believed to promote health care in ancient times? 1. Apollo 2. Zeus 3. Isis 4. Ares

1. Apollo The primitive health care that was available was provided by males, except for the midwives, and was promoted by a belief in Apollo, the mythical Greek healer. Zeus, Isis, and Ares did not promote health care in ancient times

Dorthea Dix: 1- established the national league for nursing 2-using evidence based practice to improve outcomes 3-fought for licensing examinations and registration 4- championed the development of psychiatric hospitals

4- championed the development of psychiatric hospitals

The newly licensed LPN joins a professional organization for which benefits? (Select all that apply.) 1. Organizations offer opportunities to maintain current nursing knowledge. 2. Most facilities mandate membership before hiring a nurse. 3. Organizations offer a way for the LPN's voice to be heard regarding concerns. 4. They advocate for the LPN in professional matters. 5. It is a requirement for licensure in most states.

1 3 4 Professional organizations provide lifelong learning opportunities for the LPN in the form of journals, seminars, and annual meetings. They also provide the LPN a voice for concerns and opinions, and they serve as an advocate for LPNs at the state and national level. Membership in a nursing organization is not usually a requirement for employment, but it can serve as a favorable indicator that the nurse is maintaining current knowledge. While ongoing education is required by some boards of nursing for licensure, there is no requirement the nurse belong to an organization.

Which trend in health care has increased dramatically in recent years and changed nursing education to prepare student nurses for practice after graduation? 1. Technology 2. Cultural diversity 3. HIV 4. Nursing shortage

1. Technology The use of technology in health care has increased dramatically in recent years and has become a major consideration in nursing education. While cultural diversity and the nursing shortage are both trends in health care, these have not changed nursing education in recent years. HIV was a trend in the 1980's that impacted nursing education.

In addition to caring for the sick, what other skills would the first LPN students learn when attending the Ballard School in New York in 1893? 1. Political advocacy 2. Homemaking 3. Communication 4. Carpentry

2. Homemaking : LPN students learned homemaking skills, because much of the patient care they provided was within the patient's home. The other skills (political advocacy, communication, and carpentry) were not taught to those attending the Ballard School in New York in 1893.

Which statement describes Florence Nightingale's beliefs about nursing? 1. Practicing nurses should be licensed. 2. Promoting good health and treating the ill are nursing priorities. 3. Nurses could simultaneously have a career and a marriage. 4. Organisms cause infection.

2. Promoting good health and treating the ill are nursing priorities. One of Florence Nightingale's strongest beliefs was that promoting good health and treating the ill were nursing priorities. Throughout her career, Nightingale implemented changes in the nursing practice to enhance the health of all who were ill. Licensure, simultaneous career with marriage, and organisms causing infection were not Nightingale's beliefs about nursing.

Which organizations represent only LPNs/LVNs? 1. ANA and NLN 2. NFLPN and NLN 3. NAPNES and NFLPN 4. NAPNES and ANA

3. NAPNES and NFLPN : The two vocational LPN organizations are the National Federation for Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) and the National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service (NAPNES). Both the ANA and the NLN focus on both RNs and LPNs.

Which skills would a nursing student learn while attending Kaiserworth Deaconess Institution in 1836? 1. Administering immunizations 2. Assisting in surgery 3. Washing and changing bed linens 4. Developing a plan of care

3. Washing and changing bed linens Washing and changing bed linens, mopping floors, and housekeeping tasks were included as part of the nurse's education. Immunizations did not exist at that time in history, and surgery was uncommon and very primitive with frequent poor outcomes. Thus assistants were rarely required and not part of nursing school. Plan of care considerations were not used until after the mid-1900s.

After graduating from nursing school, the graduate takes a licensure examination as the result of which nurse's contribution? 1. Florence Nightingale 2. Mary Adelaide Nutting 3. Lavinia L. Dock 4. Isabel Hampton Robb

4. Isabel Hampton Robb Isabel Hampton Robb fought for licensing examinations and registration to protect patients from incompetent nurses in order to raise the standard of the profession. The licensure examination is not the result of Nightingale's, Nutting's, or Dock's beliefs.

Which was Mary Eliza Mahoney's contribution to nursing? 1. She organized the first visiting nurse association. 2. She founded the American Journal of Nursing. 3. She founded the National League of Nursing. 4. She worked for the acceptance of African Americans into the nursing profession.

4. She worked for the acceptance of African Americans into the nursing profession. Mary Eliza Mahoney was the first African American nurse in the United States. She spent her life working for the acceptance of African Americans into the nursing profession, and was also the organizer and the first president of the National Association for Colored Graduate Nurses. The other contributions are not attributed to Mahoney.

risk factors for acquiring health-care associated infections include: 1- the use of urinary catheters 2-improper hand washing 3-the overuse of antibiotics 4-undergoing surgical procedures 5all

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signs that a nurse might be impaired include: 1-frequently staying after shift to help with drug counts 2- suspicious activity related to drug counts 3-coming to work setting on days off 4- offereing to give pain meds for other nurses 5- all

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